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The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden features a new Maasi giraffe by the name of Nasha, meaning "one who comes with the rain." The 10-day-old giraffe makes her outdoor debut for the first time to the public Thursday afternoon.

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The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden features a new Maasi giraffe by the name of Nasha, meaning "one who comes with the rain." The 10-day-old giraffe makes her outdoor debut for the first time to the public Thursday afternoon. The Enquirer/Madison Schmidt

Guests of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens visited Giraffe Ridge, home of the Maasi giraffes, Thursday morning for the first public showing of Nasha, giraffe Tessa's 10-day-old daughter. THe Enquirer/Madison Schmidt

Fourth-graders check out a cake being built during a tour of The Bonbonerie Bakery in O'Bryonville on Friday, May 2, 2014. Students at Hyde Park School are getting a tasty business lesson. They're learning how to market cupcake flavors as part of a grant-funded business class. The class is kind of unique in that it targets elementary students and also requires them to make a related cell phone app to go along with their marketing plan. The school won a Straight A Fund grant to pay for it. The Enquirer/Leigh Taylor

Caden Brown, 4, plays with thousands of LEGOs at Pogo Play in Blue Ash on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Pogo Play offers creative family fun for the whole family from daily play to special events. The grand opening of the complex is Saturday, May 10 at 9:00 am. The Enquirer/Leigh Taylor

Star Wars character Darth Vader avoids the confrontation with Cincinnati Reds mascot Mr. Red as part of the Star Wars night at the ballpark prior to their game against Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park. The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (47) reacts after stopping a grounder and had to twist to make the play on the Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett (2) during their game at Great American Ball Park. The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger

Rob McCormack, of Nebraska, clicks his heels as he finished the half-marathon in the 16th annual Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon. There were nearly 20,000 runners competing in the half-marathon, marathon and relay races. The Enquirer/Liz Dufour

Runners make their way toward the starting line on Mehring Way next to Paul Brown Stadium for the 16th annual Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon. There were nearly 20,000 runners competing in the half-marathon, marathon and relay races. There were over 550 Rumpke port-a potters in use. The Enquirer/Liz Dufour

A Girls on the Run group jumps for joy at the end of practice at the Blue Ash YMCA. On Saturday, they will run a 5k at Paul Brown Stadium. All the bib numbers for the 1,300 girls will be #1. No times are taken and each girl with run with a partner. GOTR was started in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina. It's now in over 200 cities in the United States and Canada. Cincinnati/ North Kentucky started in 2005. Indiana is also involved. There are 101 individual sites in schools and community centers. This year, they will celebrate 10,000 girls, grades 3rd - 8th, who have gone through the program. It's more than a running program. During the 12-week course, in addition to running, girls learn about individual values, team building and community. The Enquirer/Liz Dufour

A peace garden sits in a corner of Lytle Park in downtown Cincinnati. It was dedicated on July 23, 1998 for Arvie Jenkins. It's dedicated to all youths whose lives ended as a result of violence. The park is 2.31 acres and is part of the Cincinnati Parks District. It's on the original site of the Lytle family homestead, built in 1809 by General William Henry Lytle. The Enquirer/Liz Dufour

Dandelions can be found everywhere these days, even the most pristine yard. The official name is Taraxacum, in the family of Asteraceae. These were in the park next to the Anna Louise Inn. The Enquirer/Liz Dufour

Cincinnati mayor John Cranley and Hamilton County Commission President Chris Monzel do a ceremonial concrete pour during The Banks Phase II Groundbreaking Ceremony on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Many important city leaders, including Mayor John Cranley spoke at the event. The Enquirer/Leigh Taylor

Findlay Market officials estimate that more than 1 million people, a record, ? visited the market in 2013. As Findlay Market expands and the venues continue to see foot traffic gains, officials are considering extending the market'jQuery17205761145604774356_1399656131439s hours of operation into evenings. The market currently closes at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays and at 4 p.m. on Sundays. The Enquirer/Cara Owsley

June Hill, organizer of the United Taxi Drivers and Owners Association of Greater Cincinnati, leads a rally of Cincinnati cab drivers outside City Hall Wednesday afternoon protesting cab services from organizations that use unregistered taxi drivers. "What do we want?" Hill asked. "Justice." The Enquirer/Madison Schmidt